Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-02-24

Inc ularsilal 10 TalU houses III 1ame.
The laboring men of Aberdeen are
getting enthusiastic on tho eight-hour
idea.
A lodge Of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen is tn be organized at
Rapid City.
Gov. Church's family now numbers
seven. He will move to Bismarck in
the spring.
Valley Springs is to have steam
-four mill with Il capacity of twenty
five barrels a day.
Faulkton has railroad, but no mail
service, and the citizens of that place
are indignant over it.
Canton's business men are endeavor-
ing to secure new grain elevator and
a pork packing house.
The tow mill at Egan is in operation
with orders pouring in faster than the
proprietor can fill them.
Buffalo Gap has an enterprising
citizen who runs combination barber
shop and mining exchange.
Cattle are suffering intensely in Dick
.y county on account of the deep snow
and the protracted cold weather.
1t is believed that more people have
been frozen to death in northern Da-
kota this winter than ever before in
one season.
The school board of Valley City has
dismissed one Of the teachers because
she persisted in ventilating the school
room.
Yankton's board of trade will petit
tion the legislature against the passage
of the bill providing for the inspection
of illuminating oil.
There are 200 voters in the Big Horn
basin, but Uncle Sam does not furnish
them with mail service. They hire a
man at 500 per month.
The commissioners OF Beadle county
refuse to abate taxes on cancelled or
suspended claims. and the matter will
be carried to the courts.
The people of Lincoln county have
had no extended term of court for two
years. and matters of litigation are
suffering greatly for want of attention.
Thelong disputed settlement between
Grant and Roberts counties have been
effected. Grant county accepts $1,000
as Roberts countys share of tre in.
debtedness.
The Dakota Elcctro-A1edicine com.
pany has been organized and incorpo.
rated at Yankton. The business of the
company will be the manufacture of
electric machines.
a. H. Bell, of Bramhall. merchant
postmaster and editor of the Pioneer a,
that place, will establish paper at the
new town of Mentone, in the northern
part of Hand county.
The body of Peter Gibbons, 40 years
of age. was found near Mandan frozen
to death. There was over $1,000 in $40
gold pieces in his possession. Gibbons
lived at Otto on claim.
| A settlers union is being organized
at Mitchell having for its object tht
carving up of cases under Sparks rul
ing to the supreme court, and to en-
join the payment of taxes on land no
patented,
Fears are experienced at Pierre thai
with an early breaking of the rive
north flood will be caused on the Mis-
souri, river bottoms. owing to the larg
amount of snow and thick ice.
The mail stage from White Lake t,
Washington Springs-daily-thirty
miles has not missed a trip this winter
and has never been over thirty min
utes late except when detained by rail
road connections.
A dangerous conflict has arisen il
high society in Douglas owing to tn
scarcity of ladies. The proportion o
men to women is three to one, and tn
rivalry amoung the cowboys is some
what stained and CORY.
A dispatch from Montana to Go,
Church on the 18th. requested CON
mittee from the legislature to meet
like committee from Montana at Mile
City on the 2lst to confer upon gue'
tions pertaining to stock laws. etc.
The bitterest opposition IS shown 8
Pierre to the local option bill whic
has passed the house and is pendin
before the council. request has bee
$ forwarded to the Pierre member of tn
council, Judge Mead, to vote again.
s the bill.
: The first liquor prosecution slnt
prohibition went into effect occurre
at Canton on the 18th inst. A Haue
cheigel, brewer, was arrested for r
: failing liquor and bound over to ava
the action of the district court. Und,
the rule beer and whisky can be so
:, by wholesale, and those with wholesa
: licenses are having harvest.
y A year ago Valley City man lie
n his wife and children to rustic f
u themselves or starve. The desert,
& wife worked hard and provided b
a family with good home and livin
S A few days ago she received telegra
9 from Grand Forks saying her tiual
d husband had died there. and askil
IS what disposition should be made of q
. remains. The; telegraphlc answer wa
4 Leave them where they are and I'LL
the hole as quick as you can."